Loar wins Open

11:46 AM,
Mar. 25, 2013

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Written by

Dan McDonald
Special to the Advertiser

BROUSSARD - Edward Loar grew up in the Dallas area and played collegiately at Oklahoma State, so he's used to playing in windy conditions.

He was right at home Sunday at Le Triomphe, when the winds rose after three relatively benign days, and because of that he is the Chitimacha Louisiana Open champion.

The 36-year-old Loar posted a final-round 69 and finished at 17-under-par 267, good enough for a two-stroke margin over fellow OSU alumnus Morgan Hoffman. But for most of Sunday's final round it wasn't that close. ...